Former CVS head Ryan donates $15 million to URI

KINGSTON—University of Rhode Island President David M. Dooley announced on Thursday the donation of $15 million from former CVS/Caremark CEO Thomas M. Ryan and his wife, Cathy. The money which Ryan, a 1975 graduate from the pharmacy program at URI, has given will be used to establish a new research institute focused on studying neurodegenerative diseases and disorders, such as Alzheimer’s.

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